Organization of small combat units of the Kriegsmarine

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The organization of the small combat units of the Kriegsmarine includes the structure and structure of the small combat units of the Kriegsmarine towards the end of the Second World War .

Management staff

Commander in Chief of the Navy
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Rank Full name Period Remarks source
Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz
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 January 1943 to May 8, 1945 at the same time liaison point to the high command of the Wehrmacht
Command staff of the admiral of the small combat units
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Rank Full name Period Remarks source
Vice admiral Hellmuth Heye
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 April 1944 to May 8, 1945 Commanding commander of the K units
Frigate captain Fritz Frauenheim April 1944 to May 8, 1945 Chief of Staff
Command staff of the small combat units of the Navy
Rank Full name Period Remarks source
Lieutenant captain Klaus Thomsen July 1944 to May 8, 1945 General operations officer
Lieutenant captain Horst guard August 1944 to May 8, 1945
Lieutenant captain Michael Opladen April 1944 to May 8, 1945 Personal advisor Heye
Lieutenant captain Rudiger Burchhards July 1944 to May 8, 1945 Engineer officer
Lieutenant captain Friedrich-Wilhelm Schmidt
Lieutenant captain Erich Habelt
Lieutenant captain Herbert Mohrstedt May 1944 to May 8, 1945 Scientific service
First lieutenant Hans Gregor
First lieutenant Wolf Gericke
First lieutenant Kurt Scheifhacken
lieutenant Horst Haug
lieutenant Otto Wolf
Lieutenant captain Hans-Konrad Perkuhn Welfare and Estate Advisor
Corvette Captain Friedrich von Holzhusen Nazi command officer
First lieutenant Felix Leffin Command post
First lieutenant Wolfgang Frank Press officer
First lieutenant Filibert from Du Fresne von Hohenesche Courier officer
Personnel office and training departments
Rank Full name Period Remarks source
Lieutenant captain Heinz Schomburg January to October 1944 Marine recruitment department (Lübeck)
Lieutenant captain Rudolf Koehler Head of Human Resources
First lieutenant Franz Tegtmeyer February 1944 to May 8, 1945 Consultant in the personnel office
lieutenant Karl-August Hoffmann Assistant in the personnel office
First lieutenant Friedrich Schätzel Clerk in the personnel office
First lieutenant Hermann Kampe Clerk in the personnel office
Naval Chief Magistrate Wiegand Jurisdiction of the K associations
Corvette Captain Heinrich Hoffmann November 1944 to May 8, 1945 Training department in Kappeln
Corvette Captain Hans-Hinrich Damm (also from April 1945 Corvette Captain Buschkämper) November 1944 to May 8, 1945 MEK training department in Sønderborg

Quartermaster's staff

Quartermaster's staff
Rank Full name Period Remarks source
Frigate captain Erich Dahle February to May 8, 1945 Quartermaster
Naval Staff Physician Weyrich February 1944
Naval Staff Physician Armin Wandel February 1944 to May 8, 1945
Naval Staff Physician Hans-Joachim Richert April 1944 to May 8, 1945 Medical officer
Lieutenant captain Gerhard Kowalzig Medical officer
Naval Staff Physician Announces Use in training command 350
Senior Marine Assistant Doctor Maschewski Use in the blue and stone paddock
Marine assistant doctor Tobias Brocher Used by the training command 250
? Friedrich Jung Use in training command 600
Lieutenant captain Gerhard Moosmann June 1944 to May 8, 1945 Barrage officer
Corvette Captain Hermann Lüdke May 1944 to January 1945 Administrative officer
Corvette Captain Wilhelm Wicke January to May 8, 1945 Administrative officer and successor to Lüdke, who was appointed head of the teaching command 700 in January 1945.
Naval Chief of Staff Herbert Bleese April 1944 to May 8, 1945 Intendant
Naval Chief of Staff Otto von Harling January to May 8, 1945 Intendant
First lieutenant Friedrich Wendel Design and testing department
Lieutenant captain Hanns von Rakowsky August 1944 to May 8, 1945 Development department
Corvette Captain Herbert Burckhardt April 1944 to May 8, 1945 Development department

K bars

K bars
designation Rank Full name Period Remarks source
K-Stab West ( Sengwarden ) Sea captain Friedrich Boehme June to October 1944 disbanded after October 1944
K-Rod North ( Oslo ) Sea captain Wilhelm Beck October 1944 to May 8, 1945
K-rod Skagerrak Sea captain Düwel November 1944 to May 8, 1945 at the same time also K-rod z. b. V.
K-rod Holland Sea captain Werner Musenberg August 20, 1944 to March 18, 1945
K-Rod South (Italy) Sea captain Werner Hartmann (August 14 to October 30, 1944)
Friedrich Böhme (from October 31, 1944 to May 8, 1945) 		August 1944 to May 8, 1945

Training centers and training units

Training centers, training units, quarters
Teaching command
number intended use 		Period of existence Training location / location Training cover name Training content Instructor / Commander
Headquarters of the admiral of the small combat units June 1944 to May 8, 1945 Timmendorfer beach Beach paddock not applicable Hellmuth Heye
Training command 200 June 1944 to May 8, 1945 Priesterbeck / goods Grünkoppel (east) Explosive boat lens Captain Ulrich Kolbe and Helmut Bastian
Training command 200 June 1944 to May 8, 1945 Plön Network coupling Explosive boat lens Captain Ulrich Kolbe and Helmut Bastian
Training command 250 June 1944 to May 8, 1945 Lübeck - Schlutup Blue belt beaver Corvette Captain Hans Bartels
Training command 300 1944 to May 8, 1945 Neustadt Neukoppel seal Lieutenant captain Hermann Rasch
from January 1945 frigate captain Albrecht Brandi
Training command 300 1944 to May 8, 1945 Wilhelmshaven Gray paddock seal Oberleutnant zur See Roß
Training command 350 1944 to May 8, 1945 Surendorf Torpedo Research Institute Village paddock Negro
martens 		Lieutenant Heinz Franke
from March 1945 Lieutenant Horst Kessler
Training command 400 1944 to May 8, 1945 Surendorf Torpedo Research Institute Village paddock Pike
newt 		Lieutenant Heinz Franke
from March 1945 Lieutenant Horst Kessler
Training command 600 May to October 1944 Sesto Calende (Italy)
October 1944 relocation to Sylt 		after laying Weißkoppel MTM
MTSMA 		Leutnant zur See Bloomenkamp until May 1944
from May 1944 Oberleutnant zur See Frenzmeyer
Training command 601 Disbanded June to October 1944 Sesto Calende (Italy) not applicable MTM
MTSMA 		Lieutenant for the Sea Bloomenkamp
Training command 602 Disbanded June to October 1944 Stresa (Italy) not applicable MTM
MTSMA 		Lieutenant for the Sea Bloomenkamp
Training command 700 March 1944 to May 8, 1945 Valdagno (Italy)
October 1944 List 		after laying Weißkoppel Combat swimmers Leutnant zur See Alfred von Wurzian
Naval Staff Doctor Dr. Armin Wandel
from June 1944 to January 1945
Hermann Lüdke January to May 8, 1945
Training command 701 May 1944 to May 8, 1945 San Giorgio in Alga (Italy)
October 1944 List / Sylt 		after laying Weißkoppel Combat swimmers unknown
Training command 702 1944 to May 8, 1944 SS Junker School Bad Toelz not applicable Combat swimmers of the Waffen SS (SS hunting associations) unknown
Training Command 704 1944 to May 8, 1945 Valdagno (Italy)
October 1944 List / Sylt 		after laying Weißkoppel Combat swimmers Oberleutnant zur See Fölsch (October 1944 Sylt)
Training command 800 unknown unknown not applicable Floor staves and connecting rods unknown
Scientific staff May 15, 1944 to May 8, 1945 Schoenberg Space paddock Determination and compilation of all relevant documents for the mission. Dr. Konrad Voppel
Driver training 1944 until unknown Lübeck Stone paddock Training of drivers for the pig tractors unknown
MEK training 1944 to May 8, 1944 Bad aspic Schwarzkoppel Basic infantry training for MEK members unknown
Group AA July 1944 to May 8, 1945 Cuxhaven / Oxstedt Fish paddock unknown unknown
MEK 40 August 1944 to May 8, 1945 Mommark Yellow belt Training of combat swimmers and other MEK personnel Kapitänleutnant Buschkämper
from April 1945 Kapitänleutnant MA Schulz

Another person who was integrated into the structure of the K-formations was Captain Wolfgang Lüth , the commander of the Naval War School in Flensburg - Mürwik . Johann-Otto Krieg , later bearer of the Knight's Cross, test pilot of the first Negro and at the time commander of the U 81 , made important contributions to the operational implementation of attacks in the practical training of the recruits through his experience at the front as a submarine commander. War finally became the commander of the first established K-Flotilla 361 . Through a prudent personnel policy, Dönitz had succeeded in building up a high-performance leadership cadre for his new K-associations , whose permanent staff were decorated with the highest war and bravery awards, a not inconsiderable part of them with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its other levels. Among them was the later diamond wearer Albrecht Brandi . At the same time, Dönitz forged a solid basic and apprenticeship training through experienced and battle-proven instructors. The recruitment of personnel for the K-associations should be done through the recruitment of volunteers. This should not only come from the reservoir of the Kriegsmarine, but consisted of members of the army, the Kriegsmarine and even the Waffen-SS . Doenitz initially even forbade the voluntary reporting of submarine commanders, as they were "indispensable" in his opinion, but the lack of qualified specialists forced him to repeal this regulation in December 1944. The K-Associations were logistically supported by the K-Regiment (mot) .

Development department of the small combat units

The establishment of a separate development department within the small combat units of the Kriegsmarine, which served the testing, analysis and sea trials of new weapon systems, was a novelty within the Wehrmacht and probably unique. Unique because, as a rule, all constructive, technical and organizational development work as well as the testing of new weapon systems and prototypes within the Navy were carried out exclusively by the weapons office of the OKW. The establishment of our own K development department took place in the summer of 1944 and was due to the fact that all small weapons had to be developed, tested and put into series production under extreme time pressure, without first having to follow the cumbersome official channels. The head of the development department was captain lieutenant (engineer) Hanns von Rakowsky. With the Führer decree issued by Hitler at the beginning with the apt designation "inventor mobilization", the offices of all parts of the armed forces were literally inundated with more or less good proposals that flooded in from all parts of the Reich. So also in the development department of the K associations. This had to check and answer every single suggestion, no matter how unrealistic, with an enormous bureaucratic effort. Nonetheless, around 2 percent of all innovations submitted were usable and also useful insofar as the K-associations lived on seemingly crazy proposals. In order to take advantage of the surprise effect, the greatest possible variety of small warfare agents had to be produced in large numbers and then used at lightning speed at the focal points so as not to give the enemy a chance to adapt. In contrast, however, were the completely overstretched shipyards, the entire German armaments capacity and, last but not least, the lack of experience of the German navy in completely new technical territory. Until the end of the war, the development department was the driving force behind the development of new prototypes, the implementation of which was lost in the chaotic collapse of the economy and armaments.

Naval Task Force (MEK)

With the founding of the training commandos, the first naval operational commandos emerged , although these had already been called MAREI and MARKO (combat swimmer departments) under the command of Opladen . Both were set up by the Abwehrstelle in Hamburg . In April 1944, the two MEKs were merged and the K associations were given the new name MEK 20 . The total strength of an MEK was a nominal strength of 22 men each, whereby reinforcements were usual for operational missions. Their number therefore varied between 50 and 100 people, including ground staff. The arsenal of the naval commandos for the sabotage of ships included the sabotage mine I (inflatable device for transporting an explosive charge), the sabotage mine II , a torpedo-like structure that was attached to the keel of a ship by means of clamps and the sabotage mine III , similar to the previous type, however 33 cm long and equipped with a greater explosive effect. The Muni-Paket (600 kg explosives), Nyr-Paket (1600 kg explosives) or a converted GS mine were used to blow up bridges . So far, the following naval commandos became known by the end of the war:

Marine task forces
Name of the naval task force abbreviation Commander of the MEK Establishment and dissolution Operational area
Naval Task Force "Black Sea" no Corvette Captain Armin Roth June 1941 to July 1943 Eastern Front
Marine Task Force 20 MEK 20 Lieutenant Captain Michael Oppladen in the reserve, from June 1944 First Lieutenant MA Broeker April 1944 to May 8, 1945 South front
Marine Task Force 30 MEK 30 Captain Lieutenant MA opponent March 1944 to May 8, 1945 Northern Front (Norway)
Marine Task Force 35 MEK 35 Lieutenant Breusch
from April 1945 Lieutenant Wolfgang Woedermann 		November 1944 to May 8, 1945 Northern Front (Norway)
Naval Task Force 40 MEK 40 Kapitänleutnant Buschkämper
from April 1945 Kapitänleutnant MA Schulz 		August 1944 to May 8, 1945 Northern Front (Denmark)
Marine Task Force 60 MEK 60 First Lieutenant of the Reserve (MA) Hans-Friedrich Prinzhorn March 1944 to May 8, 1945 Western front
Marine Task Force 65 MEK 65 Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserve Karl-Ernst Richard May 1944 to May 8, 1945 Western front
Marine Task Force 71 MEK 71 First lieutenant in the reserve MA Horst Wolters April 1944 to May 8, 1945 Southeast front
Naval Task Force 75 MEK 75 First Lieutenant MA Friedmar Wolters February 1944 to May 8, 1945 May 1944 presumably dissolved
Marine Task Force 80 MEK 80 Captain Lieutenant MA Dr. Waldemar Krumhaar March 1944 to May 8, 1945 West South Front
Naval Task Force 85 MEK 85 First Lieutenant MA Wadenpfuhl January 12 to May 8, 1945 Eastern Front
Marine Task Force 90 MEK 90 First Lieutenant MA Wielke January to May 8, 1945 Southeast front
Marine task force z. b. V. MEK z. b. V. Captain Lieutenant MA Bruno Krumhaar December 1944 until unknown unknown
Naval Task Force Werschetz MEK Werschetz unknown unknown unknown

K divisions

The divisions of the K-formations, in contrast to the target strength of a regular division of the Wehrmacht, which were numbered around 12,000 to 15,000 men, only comprise a few hundred people. At the end of the war , the 1st K Division consisted of only 430 people. The other five divisions were not much larger in size. These figures show once again that the existence of divisions on paper does not reflect their actual combat strength. Thus, the K divisions could at best be viewed as the size of a battalion . At the end of the war, the small combat units had the following divisions:

1st K division 2nd K division 3rd K division
  • Commander: Kapitänleutnant Wolfgang Woerdemann
  • Deployment locations: Norway ( Narvik, Engelöy, Ullvik, Brenvik, Harstad )
  • structure
    • K-Flotilla 1/265 Oberleutnant zur See Pologer
    • K-Flotilla 2/265 First Lieutenant Doose
    • K-Flotilla 1/215 Leutnant zur See Hein
    • K-Flotilla 3/362 Lieutenant for the Sea Gotthardt
    • MEK 35 Lieutenant Breusch
  • Commander: Oberleutnant zur See Schuirmann
  • Deployment locations: Norway ( Trondheim, Kristiansund, Molde, Selvenes, Namsos )
  • structure
    • K-Flotilla 1/267 Oberleutnant zur See Sengbiel
    • K-Flotilla 2/267 Lieutenant Commander Summer
    • K-Flotilla 1/216 Oberleutnant zur See Pologer
    • K-Flotilla 2/216 Oberleutnant zur See Thum
    • MEK 30 Kapitänleutnant MA opponent
  • Commander: Corvette Captain Karl Silex
  • Deployment locations: Norway ( Bergen, Höllen / Tangvall, Tangen, Sola, Faltöy, Herdla, Krokeidet )
  • structure
    • K-Flotilla 1/263 First Lieutenant for the Sea Erdmann
    • K-Flotilla 2/263 First Lieutenant zur See Thieme
    • K-Flotilla 415 Oberleutnant zur See Breckvoldt
    • K-Flotilla 2/215 First Lieutenant at Sea Harmful
    • K-Flotilla 1/362 Oberleutnant zur See Koch
    • K-Flotilla 2/362 Lieutenant zur See Beierlein
4th K division 5th K division 6th K division
  • Commander: Lieutenant Ludwig Vellguth
  • Deployment locations: Norway ( Oslo, Stavern, Magerö )
  • structure
    • K-Flotilla 1/366 Oberleutnant zur See Lehmann
    • K-Flotilla 2/366 Oberleutnant zur See Heinsius
  • Commander: Frigate Captain Albrecht Brandi
  • Place of deployment: Netherlands
  • Structure:
    • K-Flotilla 312 Lieutenant to the Sea Albrecht Kiep
    • K-Flotilla 313 Carl Borm
    • K-Flotilla 314 unknown
  • Commander: Corvette captain Kurt Haun (until November 1944), captain lieutenant Witt
  • Place of deployment: Adriatic coast
  • Structure:
    • K-Flotilla 411 First Lieutenant Heinrich Hille
    • K-Flotilla 612 Sea captain Friedrich Böhme
    • K-Flotilla 613 First Lieutenant Wilhelm Gerhardt
    • MEK 71 First Lieutenant MA Friedmar Wolters
    • U-Flotilla CBs (Italian Flotilla)

K flotillas

Training command 200
Name of the flotilla Alias ​​name Small explosive device commander Establishment and dissolution Remarks
K flotilla 211 1st explosive vessel flotilla Explosive boat lens Lieutenant Captain Ulrich Kolbe
from July 1944 Lieutenant Helmut Plikat 		July 1944 to May 8, 1945
K-Flotilla 212 2. Explosive vessel flotilla Explosive boat lens Lieutenant captain behind July 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 213 3rd Explosive Boat Flotilla Explosive boat lens Lieutenant Captain Ernst Rosenfeldt July 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 214 4. Blastboat Flotilla Explosive boat lens Lieutenant Captain Hermann Rasch November 1944 until unknown
K Flotilla 215 5th Explosive Boat Flotilla Explosive boat lens Captain Ludwig Vellguth November 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 216 6th explosive vessel flotilla Explosive boat lens First Lieutenant Hans-Friedrich Prinzhorn August 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 217 7th explosive vessel flotilla Explosive boat lens Oberleutnant Ulrich-Müller Voss October 1944 until unknown
K Flotilla 218 8th explosive vessel flotilla Explosive boat lens Lieutenant Captain Christoph Schieckel November 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 219 9th Explosive Boat Flotilla Explosive boat lens Captain Günther Kien January to May 8, 1945
K flotilla 220 10th explosive vessel flotilla Explosive boat lens unknown Position unknown
K Flotilla 221 11th explosive vessel flotilla Explosive boat lens First lieutenant to the sea Matthienssen March to May 8, 1945
Training command 250
Name of the flotilla Alias ​​name Small explosive device commander Establishment and dissolution Remarks
K Flotilla 261 1st beaver flotilla beaver Lieutenant Friedmar Wolters August 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 262 2nd beaver flotilla beaver Lieutenant Richard Sommer (from January 1945) January 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 263 3rd Beaver Flotilla beaver First Lieutenant for the Sea Dieter Erdmann September 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 265 4. Beaver Flotilla beaver Oberleutnant zur See Ernst Plöger February to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 266 5. Beaver Flotilla beaver First Lieutenant Udo Heckmann October 1944 to March 1945 Remnants of the K-Flotilla 262 incorporated
K Flotilla 267 6th beaver flotilla beaver Captain Herbert Wagner December 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 268 7th Beaver Flotilla beaver Captain Joachim Steltzer 1945 until unknown Time of exact listing unknown
K Flotilla 269 8th beaver flotilla beaver Captain Kurt Halledt Holzapfel 1945 until unknown Time of exact listing unknown
K Flotilla 270 9th Beaver Flotilla beaver Lieutenant Kurt Warnke 1945 until unknown Time of exact listing unknown
Training command 300
Name of the flotilla Alias ​​name Small explosive device commander Establishment and dissolution Remarks
K Flotilla 312 1st Seal Flotilla seal Lieutenant to the Sea Kiep June 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 313 2. Seal Flotilla seal Lieutenant Carl Borm January to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 314 3. Seal Flotilla seal unknown Installation provided
Training command 350
Name of the flotilla Alias ​​name Small explosive device commander Establishment and dissolution Remarks
K Flotilla 361 1st Marten Flotilla briefly negroes, later martens Lieutenant at sea Johann-Otto-Krieg, from March 1945 first lieutenant zS Frank April 1, 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 362 2. Marten Flotilla marten Oberleutnant zur See Koch July 1944 to May 8, 1945 Koch fell on April 20, 1945
K Flotilla 363 3rd Marten Flotilla marten First Lieutenant Siegfried Wetterich September 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 364 4. Marten Flotilla marten Oberleutnant zur See Peter Bergers July 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 365 5. Marten Flotilla marten First Lieutenant at Sea Hans-Georg Barop July 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 366 6. Marten Flotilla marten First Lieutenant Paul Heinsius July 1944 to May 8, 1945
Training command 400
Name of the flotilla Alias ​​name Small explosive device commander Establishment and dissolution Remarks
K flotilla 411 1st Newt Flotilla Newt First lieutenant to the sea Heinrich Hille July to December 1944 The remains of the unit went as infantry against guerrillas fighting in Yugoslav captivity
K Flotilla 412 2. Newt flotilla Newt Lieutenant Kuno Arens August to November 1944 the flotilla was divided into the 1/412 and 2/412 flotilla in November 1944
K-Flotilla 1/412 unknown Newt Lieutenant Kuno Arens November 1944 until unknown
K Flotilla 2/412 unknown Newt First Lieutenant Wolfgang Martin November 1944 until unknown
K Flotilla 413 3. Newt flotilla Newt First lieutenant to the sea Lothar Vieth July 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 414 4. Newt flotilla Newt Captain Fritz Heinz unknown
K Flotilla 415 5. Newt flotilla Newt First lieutenant to the sea Friedrich Breckvoldt July 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 416 6th Newt Flotilla Newt First Lieutenant Friedrich Breckwoldt November 1944 until unknown
K Flotilla 417 7th Newt Flotilla Newt First Lieutenant Wilhelm ter Glane November 1944 until unknown Installation no longer takes place
Training command 600
(later renamed as training command 601)
Name of the flotilla Alias ​​name Small explosive device commander Establishment and dissolution Remarks
K Flotilla 611 1st Assault Boat Flotilla MTM explosive vessel, MAS assault boat, MTSMA assault boat Captain Wilhelm Ullrich June 1944 to April 1945 smashed in April 1945
K Flotilla 612 2. Assault boat flotilla MTM explosive vessel, MAS assault boat, MTSMA assault boat Sea captain Friedrich Böhme October 1944 to May 8, 1945
K Flotilla 613 3rd Assault Boat Flotilla MTM explosive vessel, MAS assault boat, MTSMA assault boat First lieutenant to the sea Wilhelm Gerhardt January to May 8, 1945
Flotilla currently in formation
Name of the flotilla Alias ​​name Small explosive device commander Establishment and dissolution Remarks
K-Flotilla 911? 1st Hydra Flotilla Hydra torpedo speedboat unknown April to May 8, 1945 Flotilla operational, but no longer operational. The flotilla moved from Aabenraa through the Little Belt (under fire from the Little Belt Bridge) to the port of Langballigau on the night of May 7th and surrendered in Langballigau. On May 8, representatives of the Americans appeared on board and offered the following: Provided that all flotilla members agreed, the entire flotilla would be transferred to the Pacific. With the approval of this step, the crews would be offered American citizenship as a bonus. The crews agreed, the leadership of the flotilla refused to collaborate with the enemy. The crews then came to Neuengamme (Hamburg) as a prisoner of war until 1948.

Insight into isolated detailed structures

Detailed structures of a training command, flotilla and MEK
Training command 250 Flotilla Staff 261 Marine Task Force (MEK)
  • Chief of the training command: Corvette Captain Hans Bartels
  • Adjutant : Oberleutnant der Reserve Alexander Mitbauer
  • Chief engineer officer: First Lieutenant Endler
  • 1st speaker : Lieutenant of the Steputtat Reserve
  • Torpedo officer: Lieutenant (engineer) Preusser
  • instructor
    • First lieutenant to the sea: Bollmeier
    • Lieutenant at sea: Kirschner
    • Lieutenant at sea: Can
    • Senior Ensign : Preske
  • Flotilla chief: Kapitänleutnant (MA) Friedmar Wolters
  • Engineer officer: Lieutenant (engineer) Schwendler
  • Torpedo officer: First Lieutenant (T) Hans Dobat
  • Navigational officer: Chief helmsman Kramer
  • Medical officer: Senior Assistant Doctor Borcher
  • Barrier-free weapons officer for mines: unknown
  • Auxiliary staff: approx. 100 men
  • Command officer / head of operations
  • Teams 22 men
  • 15 vehicles
    • 3 radio cars
    • 2 swimming cars
    • 1 kitchen trolley
    • 9 wagons for personnel transport, equipment and ammunition wagons

literature

  • Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-548-26887-3 .
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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Helmut Blocksdorf The command of the small combat units of the Kriegsmarine , Motorbuch Verlag 1st edition. 2003, ISBN 3-613-02330-X , p. 28.
  2. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, p. 26.
  3. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, p. 26.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Helmut Blocksdorf The command of the small combat units of the Kriegsmarine , Motorbuch Verlag 1st edition. 2003, ISBN 3-613-02330-X , p. 29.
  5. ^ A b c d e Helmut Blocksdorf The command of the small combat units of the Kriegsmarine , Motorbuch Verlag 1st edition. 2003, ISBN 3-613-02330-X , p. 30.
  6. ^ A b c d e f g h i Helmut Blocksdorf The command of the small combat units of the Kriegsmarine , Motorbuch Verlag 1st edition. 2003, ISBN 3-613-02330-X , p. 28.
  7. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, pp. 27, 47, 67, 69, 163, 354
  8. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, pp. 27, 47, 67, 69, 163, 354
  9. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, pp. 27, 108, 163
  10. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, pp. 27, 63, 189, 190, 286
  11. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, pp. 27, 63
  12. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, pp. 27, 163
  13. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, pp. 58, 60, 164, 165, 170, 172, 272, 279, 280
  14. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, pp. 58, 61, 172
  15. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, p. 59.
  16. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, pp. 59, 66, 118, 119, 130, 131, 133, 146, 147, 165, 166, 171, 273, 281, 282, 328, 352, 354
  17. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, pp. 120, 171, 281
  18. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, p. 120.
  19. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, pp. 120, 147
  20. ↑ Lawrence Paterson: Weapons of Despair - German combat swimmers and micro-submarines in World War II. 1st edition. Ullstein Verlag, 2009, p. 164.
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Remarks

  1. ↑ The Kappeln training department emerged from the installation and training department set up in May 1944 , which from November was divided into Kappeln and Sonderburg , which was responsible for training the MEK.
  2. ↑ The scientific staff consisted of geographers, geologists, meteorologists, mathematicians, cartographers, bookbinders, printing masters and oceanographers, who were able to put together all the important information within 20 hours of the announcement of the future area of ​​operation and forward it to the K flotillas and MEKs. The information concerned both geographic and oceanic conditions, ocean currents, favorable landing sites, coverage options and other necessary information. For this purpose, Konrad Voppel's team had 250,000 maps and nautical maps of the entire world at their disposal, as well as 30,000 specialist books and countless specialist journals and magazines.
  3. ↑ This was also responsible for the theoretical training of the recruits of the K-associations. The transfer of Lüth happened through Dönitz's influence.
  4. ↑ The regiment emerged in October 1944 from the 3rd and 5th Motor Vehicle Departments , which had previously been treated separately . In March 1945 it was expanded to include the 4th vehicle deployment department. In addition, a naval intelligence department and a flak department were subordinate to this. Commander of the regiment was frigate captain Wert until the end of the war.
  5. ↑ This naval task force did not belong to the K units. It was a special association that was dissolved in July 1943. For the sake of completeness, it is still mentioned.